Sandra Bullock Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Cate Blanchett and Awkwafina in a scene from the smart and funny Ocean's 8 in which their characters hatch a plot to steal Cartier’s £114million Toussaint necklace

Any problems are not to do with its all-female cast, they are excellent, but because it is intent on mirroring its predecessor.

With eight women doing the job of 11 men etc, this is a good, fun film.

But it takes the best bits of Ocean’s 11 and mixes them with the worst of Ocean’s 12.

GET ME IN HERE!

SNAKE ATACK

Richard Armitage was drafted in at the last minute after an A-Lister pulled out – and it shows.

No offence, but he’s hugely exposed here.

So despite the feeling of deja vu and sporadic ventures into smugness, Ocean’s 8 is plenty smart enough and has enough laughs and celeb glitz (cameos from Anna Wintour, Kim K, Heidi Klum) to ensure this is a franchise just about defibrillated back to life.